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AndSoItBegins-Again t1_izv2nkm wrote

Reply to comment by 360Picture in Just a slight flurry and everything goes red by questionname

My girl was driving in this, going extremely slow and still sliding all over. Yes going slow helps but you ain’t stopping easily on ice. Even if you’re going slow.

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FieryRayne t1_izv4yl9 wrote

I nearly rear ended someone tonight going 1-2 mph. Pretty safe speed overall, but my car just would not stop.

It's a mess out there.

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AutoMorbirator t1_izx38gh wrote

I experienced that pulling out of my driveway last year. I was coming out of my (poorly treated by me) driveway and saw a truck coming down the street. I was already going less than 5mph because I could tell I was slipping, so I started breaking 30ft+ from the end of my driveway, but my driveway was sloped and I could not stop on the ice. At all. It was almost like my breaks were cut. My options were drive into my fence to the left or drive into a 6ft high stone wall on the right.

The truck also refused to stop and nearly slammed into me... so the dude got out, blocked my car in the street, and started yelling at me. The near-accident all took place over about 5-10 seconds, which is a long freaking time to avoid an accident. It all happened literally and figuratively so slowly, but this guy just refused to stop to avoid a collision out of principle. I don't think I've ever been so pissed at another driver.

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